seekeroftruth
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Quran 28: 61. Can someone to whom We have made a fine promise—which he will attain—be equal to someone to whom We have given enjoyments in this world, but who will be, on Resurrection Day, among the arraigned?
62. On the Day when He will call to them, and say, “Where are My associates whom you used to claim?”
63. Those against whom the sentence is justified will say, “Our Lord, these are they whom we misled. We misled them, as we were misled. We beg Your forgiveness; it was not us they used to worship.”
64. And it will be said, “Call on your partners.” And they will call on them, but they will not respond to them. And they will see the suffering. If only they were guided.
65. On the Day when He will call to them, and say, “What did you answer the Messengers?”
66. They will be blinded by the facts on that Day, and they will not question each other.
67. But he who repents, and believes, and does righteous deeds, may well be among the winners.
68. Your Lord creates whatever He wills, and He chooses. The choice is not theirs. Glory be to God, and exalted be He above the associations they make.
69. And your Lord knows what their hearts conceal, and what they reveal.
70. And He is God. There is no god but He. To Him belongs all praise in this life, and in the next. And His is the decision, and to Him you will be returned.
71. Say, “Have you considered? Had God made the night perpetual over you until the Day of Resurrection, which god other than God will bring you illumination? Do you not hear?”
72. Say, “Have you considered? Had God made the day perpetual over you until the Day of Resurrection, which god other than God will bring you night to rest in? Do you not see?”
73. It is out of His mercy that He made for you the night and the day, that you may rest in it, and seek some of His bounty; and that you may give thanks.
74. On the Day when He will call to them, and say, “Where are My associates whom you used to claim?”
75. And We will draw out from every community a witness, and say, “Produce your evidence.” Then they will realize that the truth is God’s, and those they used to invent have forsaken them.
Here's the commentary.
There are two parties spoken of here: the Prophet and his followers, who have received a goodly promise from Allåh, though weak and oppressed at the time, and the powerful enemy, who has all the provisions of life in his possession, but who will one day be called upon to receive judgment.
All commentators agree that by those against whom the word has proved true are meant the leaders in unbelief (JB, Kf). Their saying Us they never worshipped shows that these very leaders are spoken of as the gods whom their followers worship.
They will not be able to offer an excuse, for the vanity of the false excuses, which satisfied them here, would then become manifest to them. Nor will they ask each other, for each will know the falsity of the excuses of the others.
Oh... this one is simple... it's screaming at me.The Bible thumpers would be quoting this verse from Jesus.
Matthew 6:19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
If you are a hotshot on earth.... does it mean you have an automatic ticket to Heaven? Nope.
In the Quran as well as in the Bible..... making gods out of things here on earth is a side affect of being human.
We don't work completely on instinct. We can choose.... dogs and cats are really cool but they can't choose God.... God is in their instinct. We can choose to let God in. That's what makes our worship so special to God. We choose Him.
If we go around choosing other things in place of God.... then we are putting things in place of God... and we are turning them into gods. God says in these verses and in the verses pointed out above that came from the Bible.... "there is only one God"
There is only one God.... He doesn't do a combover....He created hair so it behaves has He desires. He doesn't have to drive or be driven... He simply arrives. He doesn't require your food or your lodging.... but He is getting a home ready for those who Believe. He doesn't own Walmart or Amazon.... He doesn't have to follow a schedule.... He controls the future and everything to do with it. He doesn't constantly have to work work work to gain all those numbers on paper.... that will be worthless come major life changes. He created the night to rest. He created the "day off".
God is God.... to the Jews, Christians and Muslims.... Same God.... Same importance....
"there is only One God"
